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good cop bad cop

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.05 in modern English

Syllables
good -cop bad -cop
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A psychological tactic used for interrogation, involving one police officer playing the role of intimidating adversary, and another that of friend with whom the subject is encouraged to bond.

Uncountable

noun

An analogous negotiation or interrogation tactic.

Uncountable

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Law.

Inflected Forms

good cop, bad cop (alternative) good-cop, bad-cop (alternative) good cop/bad cop (alternative) good-cop/bad-cop (alternative) good cop-bad cop (alternative) good cop–bad cop (alternative) good-cop-bad-cop (alternative) good-cop bad-cop (alternative)

Phrases

bad cop good cop

Synonyms

Mutt and Jeff

Questions

What does good cop bad cop mean?
A psychological tactic used for interrogation, involving one police officer playing the role of intimidating adversary, and another that of friend with whom the subject is encouraged to bond.

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